discussion Big blow to used-car buyers in South Africa (Accident History DBase)

TurboLlew

TurboLlew

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SAIA said that following “extensive internal engagements by the relevant SAIA Committee structures”, it decided that also revealing Code 2 information to the general public would “compromise those who buy these vehicles and safely undertake repairs to the manufacturer’s specifications.”
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Translation: Would compromise their dodgy friends presenting written off cars as 'pristine examples'

:ROFLMAO: I think we all saw this one coming..

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Big blow to used-car buyers in South Africa

Information that could help consumers avoid pre-owned car disasters is being withheld in the interest of vehicle dealers.
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Veedub

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FFS...the consumer comes last in everything these days.

Insurance companies would've probably had to adjust their entire pricing model if they couldn't sell cars to SMD, etc any more. This would lead to increased premiums, in an already strained market.

People are making easy money repairing and selling these cars. I have friends who left their corporate jobs, setup a workshop at home and do this full time. One guy only does mercs. He fixes them and sends them to dealers to sell. Motorplan still in place. Plenty water damaged ones. Can't imagine what the owners go through a year or two down the line when the corrosion really kicks in.
 
MR_Y

MR_Y

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TurboLlew

TurboLlew

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I understand that cars can be uneconomical to repair for the insurer but perhaps could be repaired by someone with a donor car or who has access to cheaper/used parts etc. However those examples are also not really the cars that people are concerned about. Those are also limited to much older vehicles as well as much less expensive newer vehicles.

Consumers remain at risk of walking into a dealership and buying an approved used car that was written off, sent to auction and rebuilt as has been posted many times on here (and in some instances with visible signs of major structural damage not correctly repaired eg: in the case of my mate's infamous Mini GP2). They are also misrepresenting cars literally written off as 'accident free' in some instances.

It seems this will remain a grey space and a gap in which these scammers will continue to play. Whenever I see Car Vertical or similar services advertised on Youtube I wish we had it here. That would give everyone involved a fair idea of exactly what that damage is i.e.: was the car a cut and joined frankenstein or was it an i10 that was in a fender bender and the cost of the bumper was worth half of the car's book value. This data including pictures is captured in systems eg Audatex anyway.
 
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